Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL2511):
Question by Lord ALTON of Liverpool :
To ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Pakistan regarding its sale of arms to the Myanmar military in the past year; and at what ministerial level those meetings were held. (HL2511)
Tabled on: 12 October 2022
Answer:
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park:
The UK is a longstanding supporter of an arms embargo on Myanmar. We are clear that countries should not sell arms to the Myanmar military. On 27 March, the UK coordinated a joint statement with 48 signatories that committed us to working to prevent the flow of arms and equipment to the Myanmar military. We have also worked with partners to secure strong language on stopping the flow of arms at the G7, UN General Assembly and the UN Human Rights Council. In January, Pakistan’s sale of arms to the Myanmar military was raised at an official level by British High Commission officials, with the Government of Pakistan.
Date and time of answer: 21 Oct 2022 at 12:25.
